Senior Manager Manufacturing Innovation

About this role

Responsibilities

• Own the Global Manufacturing Innovation Strategy, define and execute an innovation roadmap across machining, assembly, automation, and digitalisation.
• Drive technology innovation across core domains and lead advancement and industrialisation of machining technologies, automation and assembly solutions, and digital manufacturing.
• Identify and prioritise manufacturing technology initiatives based on business impact and scalability, ensuring alignment with overall strategy, capacity planning, and long-term investment priorities.
• Manage and develop a global team of subject matter experts and project resources. Establish clear structures, roles, and governance to ensure effective delivery, strong collaboration across functions, and alignment with organisational culture and performance expectations.
• Own end-to-end innovation delivery & deployment by establishing and governing a structured innovation process from ideation through industrialisation and global rollout. Lead cross-site projects, ensuring technical feasibility, financial robustness, and successful transfer into serial production with full adoption across factories.